Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rowan County, NC in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 137,689 population of Rowan County, North Carolina comprised of 10,748 people who identified as Hispanic (7.81%), and 126,941 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan County, North Carolina with a population of 110,627 (80.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 22,625 (16.43%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,058 (1.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan County, North Carolina in 2013, with a population of 101,262 (73.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 21,889 (15.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,365 (6.8%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Rowan, North Carolina.

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Population By Race in Rowan , NC in 2013
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 22,625 16.43%
White Alone 110,627 80.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 756 0.55%
Asian Alone 1,528 1.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 95 0.07%
Two Or More Races 2,058 1.5%
Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , NC in 2013
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 736 0.54%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,365 6.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 359 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 72 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 47 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 169 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,889 15.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 101,262 73.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 397 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,456 1.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,889 1.37%